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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELNO 902
OF 180812Z JUNE 91
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仆
Plus Gummer fele
2018.
НИД
16
135
MDLIAN 9617
0261
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
FOR FED
YOUR TELNO 590: VISIT TO CHINA BY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
1.
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WE HAVE DISCUSSED MAFF'S PROPOSAL WITH HMCG SHANGHAI AND CTU, HONG KONG. WE ARE AGREED THAT CANTON OFFERS BETTER PROSPECTS THAN SHANGHAI FOR THE 1 AND 2 OCTOBER ELEMENTS IN THE PROGRAMME. IT WOULD FOR EXAMPLE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MINISTER TO VISIT THE UNITED BISCUITS JOINT VENTURE IN GUANGDONG.
2. THE SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTIVITY IN PEKING PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR
A WORTHWHILE PROGRAMME.
3.
ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED VISIT IS STILL SOME TIME AWAY IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO RAISE THE MATTER WITH THE CHINESE BEFORE TOO LONG. THIS IS BECAUSE THE VISIT COINCIDES WITH THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND WE ARE LOOKING TO RUN THE PROGRAMME THROUGH
THE WEEKEND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE BREAK.
MCLAREN
YYYY
MAIN
48
LIMITED
FED
HKD
PROTOCOL D
NEWS D
RAD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
48
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
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